Remove Shelly Wall Display switch entity only if the relay is used as the thermostat actuator (#104506)

homeassistant/components/shelly/climate.py

@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ from .const import (
 )
 from .coordinator import ShellyBlockCoordinator, ShellyRpcCoordinator, get_entry_data
 from .entity import ShellyRpcEntity
-from .utils import async_remove_shelly_entity, get_device_entry_gen, get_rpc_key_ids
+from .utils import (
+    async_remove_shelly_entity,
+    get_device_entry_gen,
+    get_rpc_key_ids,
+    is_relay_used_as_actuator,
+)
 
 
 async def async_setup_entry(
@@ -125,8 +130,10 @@ def async_setup_rpc_entry(
     climate_ids = []
     for id_ in climate_key_ids:
         climate_ids.append(id_)
-        unique_id = f"{coordinator.mac}-switch:{id_}"
-        async_remove_shelly_entity(hass, "switch", unique_id)
+
+        if is_relay_used_as_actuator(id_, coordinator.mac, coordinator.device.config):
+            unique_id = f"{coordinator.mac}-switch:{id_}"
+            async_remove_shelly_entity(hass, "switch", unique_id)
 
     if not climate_ids:
         return

homeassistant/components/shelly/utils.py

@@ -430,3 +430,10 @@ def get_release_url(gen: int, model: str, beta: bool) -> str | None:
         return None
 
     return GEN1_RELEASE_URL if gen == 1 else GEN2_RELEASE_URL
+
+
+def is_relay_used_as_actuator(relay_id: int, mac: str, config: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Return True if an internal relay is used as the thermostat actuator."""
+    return f"{mac}/c/switch:{relay_id}".lower() in config[f"thermostat:{relay_id}"].get(
+        "actuator", ""
+    )

tests/components/shelly/conftest.py

@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ MOCK_CONFIG = {
     "light:0": {"name": "test light_0"},
     "switch:0": {"name": "test switch_0"},
     "cover:0": {"name": "test cover_0"},
-    "thermostat:0": {"id": 0, "enable": True, "type": "heating"},
+    "thermostat:0": {
+        "id": 0,
+        "enable": True,
+        "type": "heating",
+        "actuator": f"shelly://shellywalldisplay-{MOCK_MAC.lower()}/c/switch:0",
+    },
     "sys": {
         "ui_data": {},
         "device": {"name": "Test name"},